long time ago i saw a four ducted fan pickup truck design that had several pod configurations that could be attached and or dropped off like medical pods flown into emergency areas or troop carrier and cargo pods etc.
Posted on 06/20/2009 8:13:18 AM PDT by re_tail20
Israeli developers working on a ducted-fan flying hovercar say that a full-size, turbine driven unmanned prototype will fly "within two months". Flight tests with a smaller electrically-driven model, they say, have validated their basic technology. The Urban Aeronautics Mule being readied for testing in Israel
The Reg flying-car desk spoke today with Janina Frankel-Yoeli, marketing veep at Urban Aeronautics of Israel, at the Paris Airshow. Urban Aeronautics prefer to call their designs "fancraft", thereby distinguishing them from hovercraft, which can't actually fly.
"We've solved the three basic problems of ducted-fan craft," he says. "Our craft are stable, they can lift heavy loads, and they can fly fast - better than 100 knots."
Various ducted fan designs were tested for the US forces decades ago, and it was widely expected in some circles that "air jeeps" would soon supersede helicopters - and also take on many tasks that helicopters couldn't tackle, such as access to and from built-up urban areas.
The old US designs were marginal in terms of performance, however, and difficult to control. They never progressed beyond testing.
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flying cars do exist...ping....anyone got any pics?
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In Before Terminator Pictures
long time ago i saw a four ducted fan pickup truck design that had several pod configurations that could be attached and or dropped off like medical pods flown into emergency areas or troop carrier and cargo pods etc.
Wrong movie dude.
There’s a picture at the link. Hey, if we could get the Osprey to work they can get this to work!
It will fall like a brick in the event of an engine failure, it won’t get FAA approval.
Over 50 years in the making!
No comprehendo, dude.
Are you saying I posted the wrong movie? Because those flying contraptions in Terminator were ducted fans. What you posted looks a bit like Luke Skywalker’s racer from Star Wars, based on antigrav technology. That would mean that you posted from the wrong movie. But since your post said “wrong movie dude” rather than “wrong movie, dude” it could mean that you are calling yourself the “wrong movie dude”.
All that from 1 pic & 3 words. See how complicated communication can be?
Dude, you’re right.
I’m sorry ... dude. ;-)
Dude. Where’s my car? ;-)
Gotta give Moller credit. He has run the air car scam longer than anyone. I've waited decades to get one, just haven't put any cash down like a lot of others have.
That sounds like a new kids cartoon...
Looks like a tad bit dangerous to be above the blades. I would imagine the Avrocar would work now that we have computers,etc., to stabilize the flight.
Various ducted fan designs were tested for the US forces decades ago, and it was widely expected in some circles that "air jeeps" would soon supersede helicopters - and also take on many tasks that helicopters couldn't tackle, such as access to and from built-up urban areas.
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